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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which apply in England and Wales only, further amend the Jam and Similar Products Regulations 1981 (“the principal Regulations”). These Regulations implement Council Directive No. 88/593/EEC (OJ No. L318, 25.11.88, p. 44) which amends Council Directive No. 79/693/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and chestnut puree (OJ No. L205, 13.8.79, p. 5). The Regulations also make other provision for products to which the Directives do not apply.

The principal changes introduced by the Regulations are–

(a)

the definition of “fruit” is amended so as to include carrots and sweet potatoes (regulation 3);

(b)

the definition of “fruit juice” is amended so as to include concentrated and dried fruit juice (regulation 3);

(c)

the permitted treatments of and additions to fruit juice used in the preparation of the foods covered by the principal Regulations are defined by reference to the requirements of the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations 1977 (regulations 6 and 7);

(d)

a labelling requirement in relation to residual sulphur dioxide is prescribed for the foods, other than extra jam and extra jelly, covered by the principal Regulations (regulation 4);

(e)

foods for diabetics are excluded from the labelling requirement in relation to soluble solids content (regulation 5);

(f)

the prescribed name “sweetened chestnut puree” is substituted for “chestnut puree” (regulations 7(1) and 8);

(g)

changes are made as to the treatment of ingredients (regulation 7(2));

(h)

amended descriptions of the composition of fruit curd and fruit flavour curd are substituted in Schedule 1 of the principal Regulations (regulation 9);

(i)

the name “lemon cheese” is added to the list of names of foods in Schedule 1 of the principal Regulations (regulation 9);

(j)

changes are made as to the permitted use of red fruit juice and pectin and amidated pectin as additional ingredients (regulation 11).

The changes made in the principal Regulations come into force on 31st December 1990. Until then regulation 12 provides that a defendant shall not be convicted of an offence under the principal Regulations (in their unamended form) unless it is proved that his act would have constituted an offence had the amendments made by these Regulations been in force.